New York, from the Industries of States series (N117) issued by Duke Sons & Co. to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco
Medium
Commercial color lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.3 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ephemera
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Jefferson R. Burdick Collection, Gift of Jefferson R. Burdick
Accession Number
63.350.206.117.7
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 19th-century American advertising with *New York, from the of States series (N)*, a petite commercial color lithograph produced in 1889 by W. Duke, Sons & Co. This tiny card—measuring just 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 inches—was issued to promote Honest Long Cut Tobacco, tucked into cigarette packages as collectible inserts. Part of a popular series highlighting state industries and symbols, it captures New York's spirit through patriotic motifs like soaring eagles, heraldic shields, and allegorical female nudes, evoking liberty and industrial prowess. Chromolithography, the ...
About the Artist
W. Duke, Sons & Co. · 1870–1920
**W. Duke, Sons & Co.: Pioneers of Chromolithographic Trade Card Art** W. Duke, Sons & Co., an American tobacco manufacturer, emerged from the entrepreneurial vision of Washington Duke (1820–1905) and his sons in Durham, North Carolina. After the Civil War, Washington abandoned farming in 1874 to join his eldest son, Brodie L. Duke, in the burgeoning tobacco trade, establishing a factory that for...